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@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"I spent some time this morning trying out your suggestions. They offer some new possibilities. I've been playing 4 equidistant strings for over a year. I..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cassandra-sciortino:

"Glad you joined Cassandra-sciortino. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. We may have a member or two who can answer questions about the lyre."

@notsothoreau • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Gibson Dulcimer:

"Robin Thompson: You've got a beauty! Though I've never played one, I've heard many wonderful comments from folks who have dulcimers built by Ron Gibson...."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @cassandra-sciortino:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Cassandra. I'm sure there are few folks here with knowledge about lyres. Go ahead and as your question and see if you get any answers. This..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Ron Gibson Dulcimer:

"You've got a beauty! Though I've never played one, I've heard many wonderful comments from folks who have dulcimers built by Ron Gibson. "

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Liked a photos item created by @notsothoreau: img 0088

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"Wally Venable: I don't use tuning apps, I use clip-on tuners of various makes and models. For a dulcimer, you want/need one with a CHROMATIC setting. Some..."

@dusty • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Alex, I'll just address your first question here and also encourage you to join the Modern Chord Style Players Group here. When he performs, Steven..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dulcifiddler:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Dulcifiddler. It's good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation in these discussions. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@notsothoreau • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Ron Gibson Dulcimer

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dulcifiddler:

"Welcome Dulcifiddler to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. It sounds like you made a good decision in learning to play the dulcimer. We..."

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Thanks for your answers. My answers to yours: 1) I knew about Stephen Seifert. I wonder if he started on guitar, like me. 2) There's a whole literature..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Welcome Alex, glad to have you here. I enjoyed the song you posted. To answer your questions 1: There are some players I've seen that don't seem to use..."

@john-c-knopf • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Hi, Alex! Welcome to our happy little group of dulcimer fans. Detroit weather now is overcast and pleasantly cool. With occasional sprinkles. So, to..."

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago

@alex-lubet is now following @forums

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "New to the group, several questions":

"Hi All, I hope you're having a great weekend with better weather than here in MN. I'm relatively new here. I'm completely self-taught on dulcimer. I've..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Replacing wood tuners":

"I am glad you have a friend with whom to learn. That will be fun and beneficial. Best wishes."

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Replacing wood tuners":

"Ken Longfield: I pretty much agree with Richard's advice. I have a one of Warren's dulcimers and have no problem with the original tuners (wood). If I were..."

@wally-venable • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"I don't use tuning apps, I use clip-on tuners of various makes and models. For a dulcimer, you want/need one with a CHROMATIC setting. Some have settings for..."

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Replacing wood tuners":

"Richard Streib: The choice is yours. If you think you may want to sell the dulcimer in the future, the buyer may or may not prefer wooden pegs. On the other..."

@ken-longfield • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Replacing wood tuners":

"I pretty much agree with Richard's advice. I have a one of Warren's dulcimers and have no problem with the original tuners (wood). If I were to replace the..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Replacing wood tuners":

"The choice is yours. If you think you may want to sell the dulcimer in the future, the buyer may or may not prefer wooden pegs. On the other hand if you have..."

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: Alex Lubet At a Place Far Away

@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Are string breaks dangerous?":

"Re strings breaking:in my experience they fly away from the musician's face when breaking while playing.Tuning up new strings I always shut my eyes tight in..."

@nate • 2 months ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: The Leather-Winged Bat

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Replacing wood tuners":

"Should I replace the wooden tuners on an older Warren May dulcimer with planetary tuners, or will this affect the collector value in the future?"

@alex-lubet • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Alex Lubet At a Place Far Away:

"Thanks so much. You can stream lots on almost any streaming platform. New album dropping pretty soon."

@skip • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"Here's some background info. The Fender app looks like it's made for specific instruments, guitar and uke and one more and only displays the notes that..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on All the Abandoned Mines:

"@macaodha Thank you, Val-- your encouragement is always appreciated! Great economic struggle followed the degradation left behind by mining and persists to..."

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"Dwain Wilder: What is the length of the dulcimer's scale? And what size string were you tuning to D (I assume D5 (293.66hz)? Were the strings visibly old..."

@john-w-mckinstry • 2 months ago • comments: 1

Posted new YouTube video(s):
The Leather-Winged Bat

@dwain-wilder • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"What is the length of the dulcimer's scale? And what size string were you tuning to D (I assume D5 (293.66hz)? Were the strings visibly old (rusty or black)...."

@calvin • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Tuning my new Dulcimer ":

"Got my new Dulcimer today was built in 1992 supposedly has never been played. was tuning the first strings to D They vibrated sound low octave tried to tune..."

@robin-thompson • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Are string breaks dangerous?":

"I've been whipped by a string before-- it smarts. I re-tune a lot and would, once in a great while, break a string. What I noticed, finally, is my string..."

@richard-streib • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Are string breaks dangerous?":

"I've never had one break while playing. Wear safety glasses as a precaution."

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